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each morning there was always an abundance of drowned in- 

 sects. The first species was in breeding condition. 



Glaucis hirsuta (Gmel.). Rufous-breasted Hummingbird. 



Common all along the upper Caiio where they frequented a 

 small white orchid which was blossoming in great abundance. 



Order TROGONIFORMES. 

 Trogon viridis Linn. Greater Yellow-bellied Trogon. 



These beautiful birds were common on the upper Guara- 

 piche, often flying out near the water, then upward to some fruit 

 or cluster of berries. Their soft cooing notes were a constant 

 accompaniment to the other river sounds. A female which I 

 secured had the stomach filled with small berries. 



At Guanoco a pair of these trogons lived in the dense woods 

 just behind our house. They were very tame, and one could ap- 

 proach within ten feet of them. 



Trogon violaceus Gmel. Lesser Yellow-bellied Trogon. 



Less common than the larger species, but found in close as- 

 sociation with them. 



(The Indians recognized a picture of a red-bellied species of 

 trogon and said it was found in this region, probably Trogon 

 coUaris, but we saw nothing of it.) 



Order CUGULIFORMES. 



Coccyges melanocoryphus Vieill. Southern Black-billed 



Cuckoo. 



A pair of these birds was seen several times at La Brea. 

 They were tame, and occasionally came close to one as they 

 searched the lower thickets for insects. A third bird was se- 

 cured and found to be in breeding condition. 



Piaya cayana guianensis (Cab. and Heine). Venezuelan 

 Rufous Cuckoo. 



On April 3rd two of these birds appeared at the edge of the 

 railroad track about one hundred yards from our house at 

 Guanoco, calling to each other excitedly, and hinting in other 

 ways that they had a nest not far away. 



Piaya rutila (Illig.). Lesser Rufous Cuckoo. 



Five of these little birds were gathered in a clump of brush 

 at the edge of the pitch lake on April 9th. 



